There are decades where nothing happens; and there are weeks where decades happen.

https://vancouversun.com/news/thousands-stream-into-vancouver-to-clean-up-after-riot

https://www.thestar.com/business/2011/06/23/vancouver_rioters_got_rowdy_then_got_fired.html

https://www.straight.com/news/lord-stanleys-anarchist-scare-vancouver

http://www.garthmullins.com/2012/04/we-are-riot-truth-about-vancouvers.html

It's finally here. Riot 2011: blight on the city's history or big joke? YOU be the judge.

https://www.canadaland.com/i-remember-john-furlong/

https://thetyee.ca/News/2021/08/06/John-Furlong-Accusers-Finally-Will-Get-Hearing/

https://www2.gov.bc.ca/assets/gov/law-crime-and-justice/criminal-justice/prosecution-service/reports-publications/stanley-cup-riot-prosecutions.pdf

https://www2.gov.bc.ca/assets/gov/law-crime-and-justice/about-bc-justice-system/inquiries/report.pdf

We talk about the Canucks' free agent signings and Alex Edler leaving and other newsworthy stuff, but mostly get derailed talking about Weed, California and Chris Faber's jacked dad.

We talk Seattle's Dystopian Expansion Draft and the flurry of moves the Canucks made leading up to free agency. We also say bye bitch to Jake Virtanen and get our first ever reading series from Jackson's old nemesis.

We talk Edler, Dickinson, and draft our Kraken rosters.

I was as lazy with this week's episode as the Canucks' AHL launch, so we decided to have Cody on to talk about Abbotsford, before Vyas asks a couple dozen random questions to attempt to get us caught up on NHL news.

Friends of the pod and hosts of the Broadscast Sam Chang and Georgia Twiss join Jackson to discuss the allegations against Brad Aldrich and the Chicago Blackhawks organization. We also talk adding the Sedins to the front office, and predictions and rooting interests for the SCF.

CW: Sexual abuse. Skip ahead to 36:00 for lighter subject matter.

After a few announcements, reigning appearance champ Justin Morissette joins us to peel back more layers to the Tim Thomas pad controversy, get into Auger vs Burrows, and discuss the frankly bizarre tone of the coverage the Canucks received from the national media on their run to the final in 2011.

We attempt a watch-along track to game 5 of the 2011 Western Conference Final, while also discussing the Canucks' coaching staff, Vegas vs. Montreal, and some other shit I can't remember anymore because I edited this yesterday

The temperature at which freedom burns.